dogearing

/ˈdɔɡˌɪrɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of folding down the corners of pages to mark a place.
    • Her habit of dogearing annoyed the librarian.
    • Some readers prefer bookmarks over dogearing.
    • Dogearing is a quick way to mark your spot, but it can damage the book.
Synonyms
verb
  1. Present participle of dogear: folding down the corner of a page.
    • Stop dogearing my magazine pages!
    • He kept dogearing the same page to find the map.
    • She was dogearing the pages of her textbook as she studied.
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